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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (30) After suffering a Job Injury, does my Employer have to Hold my Job for me?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (30) After suffering a Job Injury, does my Employer have to Hold my Job for me? We have been asked this question numerous times by workers who just want to get back to work; will my job be there for me? Does my boss have to hold my job if I Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it? Do I have to have surgery if I don’t want it? If you have suffered a compensable job injury in Alabama, you have to see the company doctor. You are also obliged to cooperate with the treatment recommended by Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move? It is not uncommon for one of our workers compensation lawyers to speak with an injured worker who is concerned about their workers comp case because they have to move. Maybe their spouse has to move for their job; unfortunately, many Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (27) Can I take a New Job while pursuing a workers’ compensation claim?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (27) Can I take a New Job while pursuing a workers’ compensation claim? Of course you can, and if the new job is one you can perform and is better for you and your family, I believe you have an obligation to do what is best for you and yours. Suffering Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (22) Workers comp denied my Claim; What do I Do?
Worker’ Comp denied my Claim; what do I do? If your claim for workers compensation benefits was denied, don’t give up. Often the reason for the denial is because the workers compensation adjuster says the job accident was not the cause for the injury; rather, it was caused by an old injury. As we have Read More
Read MoreNeed a Second Opinion?
Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys Need a Second Opinion? While I disagree with this lawyer calling another one a “scumbag,” our firm also often receives calls from injured workers whom have been given pretty bad legal advice. Just earlier this year I met with an individual who stated they injured themselves at work and that they hired Read More
Read MoreFour Years after damning investigations-Alabama still has not taken any steps to protect the rights of injured workers
Four years after NPR and ProPublica did an investigation into the decline of workers compensation benefits for injured workers-and PBS’s NewsHour did their own segment (click here). Alabama was an example of how bad it has gotten for injured workers. At the same time the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) and the U.S. Department Read More
Read MoreCorrectional Officers have One of the Most Dangerous Job in America and Alabama
Did you know that according to a 2013 study by The National Health Institute, Correctional Officer was the most dangerous job in American for the year ending 2011? It is still listed as one of the 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S. How much more dangerous is the job here in Alabama, where our officers are Read More
Read MoreService Industries (e.g. restaurants) report the most work related injuries
Using claim data from Houston-area businesses, Texas Mutual found the industry that reported the most job-related injuries were those in the service industry (3,777), followed by manufacturing (1,742) and construction (1,388). When you think of industries where workers often suffer serious job injuries, one naturally thinks of construction workers, steel and iron workers, nurses and nursing Read More
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